May 28, 2003

Carolina in the News

Current National Coverage

Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina 
people and programs cited recently in the media:

Gorgeous George
Fortune Magazine
You can't watch television these days without seeing celebrity endorsements at just 
about every commercial break. ... There aren't that many athletes at the level of 
fame required to translate across the screens of America," says John Sweeney, 
professor of advertising at the University of North Carolina School of Journalism
and Mass Communication.
http://www.fortune.com/fortune/smallbusiness/marketing/articles/0,15114,453574,00.html
(Note: This article appears in the June 9th issue, which also features a cover story 
on Carolina alumna Sallie Krawcheck.)

Hormone replacement boosts stroke, dementia 
Cancerfacts.com 
The latest findings from the Women's Health Initiative studies provide more 
evidence that continuing combined hormone therapy after menopause may do 
women more harm than good. ... The updated report of the research team led by 
Dr. Gerardo Heiss, professor of epidemiology at the University of North 
Carolina provides added data and longer follow-up specifically with regard to 
stroke and mental abilities. 
http://www.cancerfacts.com/Home_News.asp?NewsId=1535&CB=14&CancerTypeId=4
(Note: This coverage results from a UNC news release, 
http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/may03/heiss052703.html)

Closing the gap
The Venice Gondolier (Fla.) 
Announcements of higher scores on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test 
(FCAT) follow a trend that Sarasota County School District officials hope will 
continue. ... According to Dr. Gregory Cizek, professor at the University of 
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, states work to decrease test anxiety.
http://www.venicegondolier.com/NewsArchive3/052803/tp2vn9.htm

National News Note

Dean Harris, clinical associate professor in the department of health policy and 
administration in the School of Public Health and adjunct associate professor 
in the School of Law, was quoted in the May issue of CFO, a monthly financial 
publication with a circulation of 450,000, about malpractice insurance. This article is 
not available online.

Regional Coverage

Health Alert: Starving to be young 
WIS-TV (NBC, Columbia, S.C.)
Naomi Field is a healthy 45-year-old today, but just two years ago she was wasting 
away ... Cynthia Bulik, a professor of psychology at the University of North 
Carolina, says, "The most common thing that I see is women who can't tolerate 
missing a day of exercise," a condition called exercise bulimia.
http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1295594&nav=0RaPG2z1

North Carolina News Note

WUNC-FM plans to air a feature story on the recent 2003 Tar Heel Bus Tour 
Thursday morning (May 29). Julie Donnelly, state capitol reporter for the North 
Carolina Public Radio Association, accompanied participants on the bus from 
Fort Bragg to Lowe's Motor Speedway last Tuesday as part of her reporting for 
the story. News Services coordinated her logistics. For more information
n the bus tour, go to http://www.unc.edu/bustour/

State and Local Coverage

Roses and Raspberries
Chapel Hill News
... Roses to Richard “Stick” Williams, nominated to be chair of the UNC-Chapel 
Hill Board of Trustees. ... we cannot think of a person we’d rather have helping 
reconcile the interests of the university and the local community over issues of 
growth and other matters.
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/opinion/story/2570198p-2385637c.html
(Note: The Chapel Hill News publishes all Roses and Raspberries items on the 
same web page. To view this item, go to the above url and scroll down the page.)

Preserve UNC health program (Editorial)
Chapel Hill News
In comments last week to the UNC Board of Trustees, Chancellor James Moeser
cited the proposed elimination of a popular employee health program as one reason 
for a decline in morale that he said was the worst since he arrived at Chapel Hill.
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/opinion/story/2570220p-2385660c.html

Duke leads NIH research funding
Triangle Business Journal
Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill both ranked in 
the top 13 among U.S. private and public universities receiving National Institutes of 
Health funding in fiscal 2002, according to new figures released by the federal agency. 
http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2003/05/26/daily7.html
(Note: A UNC news release on the ranking is available at
http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/may03/nih052703.html)

UNC will eye cap on out-of-state freshmen
The Chapel Hill Herald 
Every so often, a rumbling emerges from discontented UNC officials frustrated with 
the requirement that no more than 18 percent of each year's freshman class hail from 
out of state. 
http://www.herald-sun.com/archives/URNDetail.cfm?URN=0422870203&QSearchInfo=lucido
(Note: The Chapel Hill Herald requires free registration to access archives.)

No reason to lift cap on out-of-state admissions (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald 
Professors decry the so-called apathy of the average college student without ever
stopping to consider that it’s probably a defense mechanism. After all, campus 
politics can be so infuriating as to drive a person mad. 
http://www.herald-sun.com/opinion/chhedits/57-355664.html

UNC grad may be key vote on media rules 
The Herald-Sun
When Kevin Martin was a UNC undergraduate some 15 years ago, he made his 
political debut as a candidate for student body president, running on a platform of 
parking and dining hall reform. ... Now, Martin sits on one of the nation’s the 
powerful regulatory boards, the Federal Communications Commission, dealing with 
issues far more consequential than the availability of parking on campus. 
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-356448.html

All we need to digitize 
News and Observer
I'm a fast reader, but I've just found a machine that can read faster than me. It 
simplifies book scanning and could transform how we build digital libraries. ... Scanning
books by hand is often accomplished by cheap labor in places such as India, where 
the cost of scanning volumes is under $5 a volume, but such scanning can be full of 
errors, which is why academic projects such as Documenting the American South, 
by UNC-Chapel Hill, do the work in-house with help from student volunteers.
http://newsobserver.com/business/story/2571439p-2386660c.html

Preservationists chilled by plans
Chapel Hill News
One of the oldest places in town is the focus of a new controversy as family 
members and historic preservationists raise concern about the university’s plans to 
locate a chiller plant and parking deck adjacent to the old Chapel Hill Cemetery.
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/story/2570234p-2385673c.html

Conflict of interest perception stems from GTP bank swap 
Kinston Free Press
The Global TransPark Authority will revisit a decision in June to change banks 
following the birth of a perceived conflict of interest between one authority member
and the chosen bank. ... "In smaller jurisdictions, you might have several people who
serve on bank boards, so there's a common overlap," said Frayda Bluestein, a 
professor of public law and government at the University of North Carolina.
http://www.kinston.com/Details.cfm?StoryID=11431

Less physical activity in our schools leads to poor adult health (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The Chapel Hill News
Our state is facing a serious health crisis affecting our most important assets — 
our children. Every year the children in our state and around the country grow 
increasingly overweight because of decreased physical activity and poor nutrition. 
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/opinion/story/2561531p-2378024c.html
(Note: Ronald Hyatt is a member of the American Heart Association N.C. 
Advocacy Committee and a professor of exercise and sports science.)

Bike plans of all different stripes 
News and Observer
You'd think bicyclists would spend too much time keeping themselves from getting 
creamed by motorists to argue about how to keep themselves from getting creamed 
by motorists. ... A 1999 study by the UNC Highway Safety Research Center 
comparing the safety of bike lanes and wider outside lanes came out a wash, 
although proponents from both sides insist that their preferred method is the safest.
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/triangle/story/2569006p-2384400c.html

When it’s athletics vs. academics (Editorial)
Fayetteville Observer
Two North Carolina universities have been less than forthright about the number of 
athletes they admitted who didn't meet all standards for acceptance. The schools are 
getting bruised from the criticism, and they don't deserve much pity for the sneakiness. 
They set themselves up for the resulting tackle. ... The situation is this: UNC-Chapel 
Hill admits 20 or 30 athletes a year who don't meet the same standards as other new 
students. 
http://www.fayettevillenc.com/story.php?Template=opinion&Story=5664418

Day highlights rescue operations
News 14 Carolina (Time Warner, Raleigh)
Festival of Flight highlighted humanitarian and rescue operations Wednesday. Tar 
Heel One can save precious seconds in the race to keep someone alive. "It helps 
get patients to the hospital quicker but it also has helped raise awareness of what 
can be done for the patient because we bring extra things out that normally before 
weren't available roadside,” Critical Care Transport Paramedic Jim Barrick said.
http://rdu.news14.com/content/festival_of_flight/Default.asp?ArID=29597&SecID=286
(Note: Tar Heel One is a UNC Hospitals helicopter.)

Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina

House proposal covers shortfall 
News and Observer
House of Representatives budget writers plan to roll out a $15 billion budget 
proposal today that would plug an anticipated $400 million revenue shortfall with 
North Carolina's share of a relief package the federal government approved last 
week. 
http://newsobserver.com/news/story/2571378p-2386664c.html

ACC panel to visit Miami 
News and Observer
The Atlantic Coast Conference will begin formal expansion talks Thursday when a 
committee representing the league arrives for meetings with leaders of the University 
of Miami. 
http://newsobserver.com/sports/story/2571450p-2386774c.html

Conference Call (Editorial)
Fayetteville Observer
If the presidents and athletic directors of the Atlantic Coast Conference engineer a 
major expansion and add Miami, Boston College and Syracuse, we hope they'll at 
least be honest about their motivations. ... Faculty leaders at the University of North 
Carolina last week went on the record opposing the expansion.
http://www.fayettevillenc.com/story.php?Template=opinion&Story=5672469

Winmore hearing continued 
The Herald-Sun
So many people showed up to speak at a public hearing Tuesday night on the 
proposed 232-unit Winmore subdivision that the Board of Aldermen voted to 
continue the hearing tonight. ... The proposal also includes 48 affordable-housing
units, 24 in a building owned by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
and another 24 to be part of a housing co-op. 
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-356534.html

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